Congressional "App Challenge" Deadline for Submissions is 4/30/14

Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Congress Member Anna Eshoo are co-chairs of the 2014 Congressional App Challenge, which is modeled after the Congressional Art Challenge.  Designed to promote interest in STEM and coding, the competition allows high school students in districts where the member of Congress has opted in to submit an app that they create by no later than 30 April 2014.  For further information and to register for the competition, visit 2014 Congressional App Challenge .

45 iPad Apps for Science Learning

Tripwire magazine has published a list of "45 Outstanding iPad Apps for Science Learrning," some of which are free and some of which require a fee to purchase.  Check out the article at 45 Outstanding iPad Apps for Science Learning.

Verizon Innovative App Challenge Entries Due By 1/18/13

Verizon is offering five middle schools and five high schools $10,000 each, as well as a Samsung tablet for each winning team member, for winning entries in its "Innovative App Challenge."  Teams of 5-10 students, working with a faculty advisor, must submit entries between 1 December 2012 and 18 January 2013, which "use their STEM knowledge, their ingenuity, and their creativity to come up with an original mobile app concept that incorporates STEM and addresses a need or problem in their school or community."  For more information about registration and how to enter the challenge, visit http://appchallenge.tsaweb.org/index.html